“Your work is filling a hole that has long existed in the vocal music of Ibero-America.”
Nico Castel - Metropolitan Diction Coach
A life devoted to fostering diversity and inclusion in music and to preserving and promoting underrepresented repertoires.
Recognized as the voice of the Iberian and Latin American art song and often described as its ambassador, the soprano and musicologist Patricia Caicedo is one of the leading interpreters and researchers of this repertoire.
She is an avid performer of these works, having performed around the world in addition to founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on the study of the history & performance of Latin American and Iberian art song.
Patricia is a true artist-scholar who combines research and performance, enriching each other. She has recorded eleven CDs with art songs in Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and Indigenous languages. Most of her recordings include works recorded for the first time or works composed for her to premiere. Two of her CDs are exclusively dedicated to the music of women composers.
In 2020 she returned to composition, which she did when she was a teenager, and sung folk music. Her compositions are in a crossover Latin American and Spanish style, combining elements of the region's various folk and popular musics. With this new repertoire, Patricia integrates the many musical influences of her life, navigating between the worlds of art and folk music.
"My life's mission is to shine a light on Latin American and Iberian art song, elevating its composers and poets to the admiration and recognition they deserve. I aim to help decolonize the classical singing curriculum, bringing greater diversity to the vocal repertoire."— Patricia Caicedo
Elevating Latin American Art Song through Music and Scholarship
As a leading authority on the vocal repertoire of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, Patricia has garnered international recognition through her teaching and performances around the globe.
She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject.
She is an avid performer of these works, having performed around the world in addition to founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, which focuses on the performance and study of Latin American and Iberian art songs in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese.
She is the host of the podcast, Latin American and Iberian Art Song, in which she interviews composers and leading experts from across the world. Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor’s degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina.
Her extensive teaching experience includes prestigious institutions such as the Eastman School of Music, Boston Conservatory, University of Toronto, Texas State University, New York University, University of California Riverside, University of Texas at Austin, University of Delaware, Vanderbilt University, University of South Florida, Wake Forest University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Brigham Young University, New Mexico State University, Loyola University, Montclair University, George Mason University, Texas Christian University, Columbia University, University of California Irvine, Rider University, Cal Poly, Keene College, Saint Olaf College, Florida State University, and the Smithsonian Institution, among many others.
Advocate for Cultural Diplomacy, Scholar, and Global Achiever
Patricia has served as a cultural ambassador for the governments of Colombia and Spain. From 2020 to 2021, she was a board member of the International Music Council, a UNESCO partner organization.
In 2021, the Colombian Embassy in Spain recognized Patricia as one of the ten outstanding Colombians in Spain. In 2017, she was named an Honorary Member of the Brazilian Voice Teachers Association and appointed as their Europe representative.
Since 2008, Patricia has been featured in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in the World, prestigious biographical references recognizing global achievers.
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a medical degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina.
Caicedo is the founder and director of the Barcelona Festival of Song®, a 10-day summer course and performance series focused on the history and interpretation of Latin American and Spanish vocal repertoire. The festival will celebrate its 21st edition in 2025.
Driven by her interest in technological innovation, Patricia established Mundo Arts, a company that includes a music publishing house, a record label, and an online store. She has spearheaded numerous international projects utilizing second-generation Internet, streaming, and interactive technologies. Patricia is also the creator of EYECatalunya, an interdisciplinary platform dedicated to promoting Catalan creators on the global stage.